Montreal,
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C) Montreal Canyon: below Saxon Falls to Hwy. 122 (3.1 miles)
Class II-III
Avg Gradient 54 fpm
Max Gradient 107 fpm
The stairs to the put in
The stairs to the put inPhoto of Bryan Foster by Stacy Foster @ 500cfs
River Description
Extremely scenic play run. It's hard to believe you are in the Midwest when you are in the
canyon.
Put-in is down a steep set of 138 stairs.
At the put-in, you will look upstream at Saxon Falls. Depending upon the flow, you will see
one, two, or three 'fingers' of falls dropping over a massive rocky precipice.
Note: Saxon Falls first known descent took place on April 23rd, 2007 by Tao Berman, Josh
Bechtel and Eric Boomer.
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After taking out at Hwy.122, boaters may find it interesting to look at the rapids and falls
downstream, including the final plunge, Superior Falls. Tao Berman made the first known descent
of this falls (aptly for an episode of "Stunt Junkies"), dropping into the river above the falls
out of a helicopter "to prove it could be done" (and because Tao and his crew
can).
See the episode: Tao_Berman_Hucks_Superior_Falls.
For additional description, see
Upper Midwest PaddleGuide
For additional photos, see Midwest River Inventory
AW members may click here for Part 2 of an article from the AW Journal, way back in 1981!
(AW members may also click here for Part 1 of the article).
In addition to this reach, the article also describes the following:
Michigan's
Upper Presque Isle,
Lower Presque Isle,
Middle Black,
Lower Black,
Upper Silver,
Lower Silver,
Falls, and
Rock,
and Wisconsin's
Lower Brunsweiler, and
Montreal, W.Fk..
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-06-23 11:01:18
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